CHRONIC MENINGOCOCCEMIA
Authors: W Kamm, C Chuard, C Regamey
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Case Reports1 July 1956CHRONIC MENINGOCOCCEMIAMAURICE GORE, M.D.MAURICE GORE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-45-1-142 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptChronic meningococcemia without the presence of meningitis is an uncommon clinical entity, particularly when this occurs in an isolated instance. During local outbreaks or in endemic areas, meningococcemia occurs frequently and can be easily diagnosed. According to Feddersen,1the first description of chronic meningococcemia was published by Solomon.2Feddersen reported that there were over 100 cases in the European literature3-6up to 1945, and stated that there were fewer cases in the American literature7-11because full investigations were not the usual procedure. With the advent of sulfonamide therapy, treatment was often started before adequate diagnostic studies were made. Since meningococcemia...Bibliography1. Feddersen AS: Meningeal septicemia, M. J. Australia 2: 47-48 (July 14) 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Solomon H: Ueber Meningokokkenseptikämie, Berl. klin. Wchnschr. 39: 1045 (Nov. 10) 1902. Google Scholar3. Denison SB: Chronic meningococcic septicemia treated with 2-(p-aminobenzene-sulfonamide) pyridine, Lancet 2: 424 (Aug. 20) 1938. Google Scholar4. StottCopeman AWWS: Chronic meningococcic septicemia associated with an outbreak of cerebro-spinal fever, Lancet 1: 617 (June 22) 1940. Google Scholar5. Lane J: Chronic meningococcemia, M. J. Australia 2: 617 (Dec. 9) 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. DicksonMcKinnonMaguerMcGillwray RCNEDNB: Meningococcal infection, Lancet 2: 631 (Nov. 22) 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. SchwentkerGelmanLong FFSPJ: The treatment of meningococcic meningitis with sulfonamides, J. A. M. A. 58: 1407 (Apr. 24) 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. ZendelGreenberg JFD: Meningococcemia: treatment with sulfanilamide and Prontosil. Report of two cases, New York State J. Med. 37: 1744 (Oct. 15) 1937. Google Scholar9. Norman JK: Chronic meningococcemia, Mil. Surgeon 97: 455-457 (Dec.) 1945. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. CarconellCampbell AE: Prolonged meningococcemia, Arch. Int. Med. 61: 646 (Apr.) 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. Appelbaum E: Chronic meningococcus septicemia, Am. J. M. Sc. 193: 96-108 (Jan.) 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. Bruton OC: Agammaglobulinemia, Pediatrics 9: 722-728 (June) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. BrutonAptJaneway OCLC: Absence of serum gamma globulins, Am. J. Dis. Child. 84: 632-636 (Nov.) 1952. Google Scholar14. WallSaslaw RLS: Adult agammaglobulinemia, Arch. Int. Med. 95: 33-36 (Jan.) 1955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. YoungWolfson IIQ: The agammaglobulinemia syndrome in adult men; its differentiation into familial lymphopenic agammaglobulinemia and familial non-lymphopenic dysglobulinemia, Clin. Res. Proc. 2: 101 (Apr.) 1954. Google Scholar16. SanfordFavourTribeman JPCBMS: Absence of serum gamma globulin in an adult, New England J. Med. 250: 1027-1029 (June) 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication April 29, 1955.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Maurice Gore, M.D., 104 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago-3, Illinois. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDurch Gram-negative Bakterien bedingte Hauterscheinungen bei septischen KrankheitenMeningococcal arthritisChronic meningococcemiaChronic Meningococcemia 1 July 1956Volume 45, Issue 1Page: 142-145KeywordsArthritisErythemaMeningitisMeningococcemiaSulfonamide ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1956 PDF downloadLoading ...